THE price of a national stamp will increase 25c from €1.40 to €1.65 at the end of this month, An Post has announced. The price hike comes into effect on Thursday, February 27 for personal customers and March 1 for business users in line with global trends and below the EU14 + UK benchmark of €1.88 for […]
Final Christmas posting dates with An Post
THE final dates for posting Christmas cards and parcels are in the coming days, and An Post is reminding customers to get down to their local post office this weekend to ensure delivery in time for Christmas. Customers have until Saturday, December 21, to send their final parcels within the Republic of Ireland and until […]
Final Christmas posting dates with An Post
AN Post has issued some final pieces of posting advice to customers sending cards and parcels this festive season. Final dates for posting are coming up, and An Post is encouraging customers to not leave it till the last minute and to get down to their local Post Office this week to post their final Christmas […]
Letterkenny Post Office’s longest serving staff member retires
By Dionne Meehan LETTERKENNY Post Office’s longest serving staff member Briege McCafferty has clocked out for the last time. When the well-known Letterkenny woman left school with the intentions of undertaking a secretarial course in what was known at that time as the regional (ATU), little did she think an almost 43 year career lay […]
Post your letter with the new Polestar stamp
RESIDENTS and visitors to Letterkenny alike have, since 2006, enjoyed the view of the iconic Polestar monument as they pass through the town. And now anyone sending a letter in Ireland can appreciate the artwork by choosing the Polestar stamp for their postage. An Post have issued a new ‘public art’ stamp booklet that celebrates Ireland’s […]
New stamp marks 200 years of mapping activity in Ireland
MINISTER Jack Chambers has unveiled a stamp from An Post marking the bicentenary of ordnance surveying (mapping activity) in Ireland. The first Ordnance Survey of Ireland in 1824 led to a series of six-inch maps of the country in unprecedented detail. The early work is visually stunning, with remarkable detail and fine calligraphy. The first […]
Birthday boy ‘Dotsy’ is 50 today!
He’s normally the man behind the camera capturing birthdays, celebrations and special occasions, but today he can enjoy being the centre of attention. Letterkenny man Stephen ‘Dotsy’ Doherty turns 50 today – and we wish him a happy birthday. The Glencar Irish man is a popular and much loved member of the An Post front […]
Permanent closure of Rathmullan Post Office ‘likely’
by Louise Doyle THE permanent closure of Rathmullan Post Office is “likely” as efforts to secure a contract are proving unsuccessful, An Post has said. Rathmullan Post Office closed its doors on April 12 last following 53 years of service after its owners Bernadette and John Kelly retired. Advertisement Customers were transferred to the office in Ramelton. Responding […]
Santa getting 24/7 assistance from Donegal’s An Post staff
by Jerome Hughes SENIOR An Post officials in Donegal admit “Santa is still the main man” even as the postal service in Letterkenny deals with 4,500 individual items each morning during the lead up to Christmas. Surprisingly, Santa takes a more direct route, bypassing a detour to Athlone, where items posted within Donegal are temporarily sent before returning for distribution. Advertisement […]
Woman has funds withdrawn from An Post account in scam
GARDAÍ in Donegal have issued fresh advice after a woman had funds withdrawn from her An Post account in a scam. In the latest incident, the woman reported to gardaí that she received a call from a man purporting to be calling on behalf of ‘An Post’. The caller informed her that an attempt had been […]